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3PB Barristers’ specialist criminal law barrister, Holly Fagan, has secured acquittals for her client, accused of harassing two people causing them to fear violence. Holly’s young client, A, heard that the first Complainant (C1) was spreading rumours about him and confronted her in a night club. This did not achieve anything so he tried to speak to her father (C2), who he knew, in the hope that he could help them resolve the situation. The allegations...
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As part of her degree, Sophie Rogers (pictured here) - a third-year LLB Law student at the University of Winchester - has just finished a six-month placement with 3PB's Crime and Regulatory Crime team in their Winchester office. This is the first such placement run by 3PB (3 Paper Buildings) and may well be one of the very first such initiatives run by a barristers chambers in the UK. Jodie Mittell KC, who co-heads 3PB's...
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3PB (3 Paper Buildings) today welcomed family barrister Shan Parker (call: 2018) who has moved to 3PB from another well-known chambers on the South Coast of England, where she completed her pupillage two years ago. Shan already enjoys a diverse and busy family law practice across the whole of the South and South-West of England, focusing on private law children cases and matrimonial finance disputes as well as care and adoption matters. In the last...
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Welcome to our employment law team’s April newsletter, edited by Alex Leonhardt. This month’s newsletter features analysis from Alex, Katherine Anderson, Mark Green and Michael Smith on the following cases:
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- For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16
- Mr A E Madu v Loughborough College [2025] EAT 52
- F v J [2025] EAT 34
- And Barbosa Dethling v The Metropolitan Police Service [2025] EAT 58
Events & Seminars
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Oxford drinks reception - 'Lawyers on trial' by Christopher Whelan
Date: Thursday 15th May 2025 Time: 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm Venue: Saïd Business School (Classroom 1 and the Club Room) Christopher Whelan and guests will discuss highlights from the second edition of ‘Lawyers on Trial’ followed by a drinks reception. There will be an opportunity to network after the panel, with drinks and canapés provided.
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Commercial Practitioners Briefing
Dates: 13th May (5:00 pm - 9:00 pm) 20th May (5:00 pm - 8:30 pm) Venue: 3PB Birmingham - 13 May || IDRC, London - 20 May 3PB's Commercial Law team invites you to attend an in-person panel discussion focusing on Commercial Disputes. The seminar will provide an update for Commercial Solicitors on key developments over the last 12 months covering Contract Law, Commercial Litigation and Insurance Law. The briefing will be presented by specialist commercial law barristers Seb Oram, Mariya Peykova and Poppy Watson. The session will be chaired by The Rt Hon Michael Tomlinson KC. The seminar will be followed…
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Goughs Armed Forces/ Pensions Webinar
Date: Wednesday 21st May 2025 Time: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Venue: Zoom You are invited to join Goughs Solicitors webinar for a discussion about armed forces/ pensions on Wednesday 21 May at 2pm on Zoom. The panel will include 3PB's family law specialist Mark Elliot. The webinar will last for two hours. Time will be set aside for Q&As. We would be delighted to see you on Zoom. Please register below so that we know we have enough Zoom spaces available. Our Speakers Chair: Mark Hood is an associate…
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Religious and philosophical belief: lessons from Higgs v Farmor’s School
Date: Thursday 29th May 2025 Time: 12:15 pm - 1:45 pm Venue: 3PB Bristol Chambers, Royal Talbot House, 2 Victoria Street, Bristol, BS1 6BN You are invited to attend this in-person seminar by 3PB's Employment and Education Law Teams. Specialist Employment and Education law barristers Charlotte Hadfield and Alex Leonhardt will speak about the recent Court of Appeal judgment in Higgs v Farmor’s School, which focuses on expressions of religious and philosophical beliefs by employees in and out of the workplace. Alex and Charlotte will analyse the legal implications of the judgment, including how direct discrimination interrelates with human rights,…
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